Senior Auditor - Liège Industries

Welcome to the dynamic world of Assurance at EY where you’re not just embarking on a career, but you will cultivate your expertise to shape tomorrow. At Assurance, we’re all about inspiring confidence. We deliver audits that meet evolving needs and provide valuable insights and transparency through leading global platforms and technologies. When it comes to accounting and financial reporting challenges, we assist organizations to innovate and streamline for effective solutions.

Within Assurance you will immerse yourself in an exciting spectrum of clients and renowned brands, granting you unvaluable exposure to international business landscapes. We’ve harnessed cutting edge data analysis tools that streamline your daily tasks. Join us in building a better working world. Shape the future with confidence.

 

The Opportunity: Your Next Adventure Awaits?

Working at EY as a Senior Auditor you will acquire the experience and skill set necessary to become a leader of the future whilst delivering high quality and efficient audits and projects. We offer you the opportunity to get acquainted with a large variety of clients, most of them are well established brands with an international reach.

 

EY has invested heavily in data analysis tools that support the auditors in their day-to-day life. This reduces the level of manual testing and allows us to carry out audits much more efficiently.

 

Your Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Auditor at EY, your job will be to provide independent verification of our clients’ compliance with accounting principles. By doing so, you play an important role in helping businesses accurately reflect their financial picture and, in turn, protect financial markets.

 

Your main responsibilities:

 

• Execute the audit process effectively with appropriate consideration of audit risk issues and accounting technical matters;
• Implement fieldwork on clients sites and liaise with other departments to ensure the smooth delivery of the audit process;
• Coach other less experienced colleagues, provide them with on-the-job training, develop their familiarity with our audit methodology and review their work for sign off by the Manager/Senior Manager;

• Demonstrate expertise in primary accounting frameworks (BE GAAP, IFRS and/or US GAAP) and in related financial reporting matters;
• Establish proficiency in using our EY Global Audit Methodology to perform an assurance engagement in compliance with International Standards of Auditing (ISA) and/or US PCAOB Auditing Standards;
• Identify areas that require improvement in the clients business processes, define possible recommendations and deliver a Management Letter to the client;
• Act as a role model and contribute to effective team work.

 

Your Profile

You have:

• You obtained a Master Degree in a relevant field and have 3 to 5 years external audit experience;
• You have knowledge of Belgian & International accounting standards (knowledge and experience in US GAAP is considered an asset, but is not a prerequisite);
• Since you are client oriented, it is necessary to have excellent communication skills: you write reports effortlessly, are not afraid to call things into question and are able to give presentations confidently;
• You have an analytical mindset and understand how to verify, challenge and interpret information used to create financial statements or other business data;
• You are a team player and have great coaching skills;
• You have an interest in looking for innovative solutions and working in an increasingly digital audit environment;
• You are fluent in French and English.

 

What’s In It For You